Saturday, September 23, 2017

HAUBERG MOUNTAINS IN VINTAGE STAMP 1995


VINTAGE STAMPS
 Hauberg Mountains (no elevation data) 
 Antarctica

 In Hauberg Mountains, British Antarctic Territory 1995, 
issued in the series "Geological Formations"
 Courtesy mountainstamp.com

The mountain 
The Hauberg Mountains (75°52′S 069°15′W - no elevation data) are a group of mountains of about 56 kilometres (35 mi) extent, located 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of Cape Zumberge and 48 kilometres (30 mi) south of the Sweeney Mountains in Palmer Land, Antarctica.
Discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947–48, led by Finn Ronne, and named by him for John Hauberg, of Rock Island, Illinois, a contributor to the expedition.

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